Professor Ross King discusses his founding of Korean Language Village

In an interview with Arirang News, Professor Ross King shared how he founded Korean Language Village at the Concordia Language Villages and its popularity, and what sparked his interest in Korean in the first place.

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Passion for Cantonese popular culture: The Third Annual Cantonese Fun Night

On November 18, 2022, after a two-year hiatus, the Third Annual Cantonese Fun Night was held for the first time in person since the pandemic. Hosted by the Cantonese Language Program, the long-awaited event was attended by more than 90 students and guests, who were eager to practice Cantonese in an immersive and interactive Cantonese-speaking environment.

Ming Statecraft Conference Review

Back in September 2022, more than forty scholars from around the world gathered for the Ming Statecraft Conference, held in honour of History Professor Emeritus Timothy Brook’s work and his retirement. The topic of the conference was on “How is China Governed? From Ming Statecraft to Xi’s New Era,” concerning the four themes of: Geographies, Theories, Experiences, and Technologies of Statecraft.

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Applications for community-based projects - UBC Centre for Community Engaged Learning

The Connect to Community Grant (C2C) allows both UBC undergraduate and master’s degree students to create a meaningful project in partnership with a local not-for-profit community organization. Applicants can request funds between $200 to $1500 CAD, and must complete the project within 4 months of receiving funds. Apply by February 5.

Call for Applications: IAR Research Travel Grant

The Institute of Asian Research invites UBC graduate students who plan to do research in Asia for the IAR Research Travel Grant. This grant will reward $1000 to successful applicants who plan to travel for field work for research related to key social, political, cultural, or economic contemporary issues in Asia. The travel should be planned between March 2023 to December 2023, and the deadline to apply is February 16.

Job opportunity: 2023 Asian Studies Summer Sessional Lectureships

The Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia (Vancouver Campus), invites applications for part-time sessional lecturers for the 2023 Summer Session to teach one or more of the Asian Studies courses. Apply by February 20, 2023.

UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research

The UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research is a way to showcase students’ effective and innovative use of library services, information experts and resources provided by the UBC Library. Applications for these prizes also provide students with an opportunity to reflect on their information-seeking experience, showcase their research beyond the classroom, and promote scholarship excellence at the undergraduate level at the University of British Columbia. Prizes will be awarded at the discretion of the Undergraduate Prize in Library Research adjudication committee. All prizes may not be awarded annually. Three prizes of $2,000 and two prizes of $1,000 are available. Apply by February 28. 

Apply for the UBC Open Access Fund for Humanities and Social Sciences Research

The UBC Open Access Fund for Humanities and Social Sciences Research assists UBC faculty members who wish to publish in Open Access books and journals who are required to pay associated fees (APC’s). Approximately $75,000 is available annually and $4,000 maximum is available to an individual author or individual work each academic year. The fund takes applications starting on September 1st and until all funding is depleted.

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